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Congo UN peacekeepers pausing pullout, no timeline for next phase
KINSHASA - The U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo will pause its withdrawal, with no timeline set for the next...
Jul 10, 20242 min read
UN probing reported mass grave on Libya-Tunisia border
GENEVA - The U.N. human rights chief said on Tuesday that his office was following up on reports of a mass grave in the desert along the...
Jul 10, 20242 min read
Pagers and drones: How Hezbollah aims to counter Israel's high-tech surveillance
BEIRUT - Coded messages. Landline phones. Pagers. Following the killing of senior commanders in targeted Israeli airstrikes, the...
Jul 9, 20247 min read
Egypt's Sisi and CIA's Burns discusss Gaza ceasefire efforts
CAIRO - Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns on Tuesday discussed efforts...
Jul 9, 20241 min read
Israeli minister: stopping Gaza war now would be folly
JERUSALEM - Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Monday it would be a huge mistake to stop Israel's military offensive in...
Jul 8, 20241 min read
Explainer-What to know about Tropical Storm Beryl as it heads toward Texas
Powerful Hurricane Beryl was the 2024 Atlantic season's first hurricane and the earliest storm on record to reach the strongest possible...
Jul 8, 20243 min read
Netanyahu: Gaza deal must let Israel resume fighting until war goals met
CAIRO/JERUSALEM/GAZA - Any Gaza ceasefire deal must allow Israel to resume fighting until its objectives are met, Prime Minister Benjamin...
Jul 8, 20244 min read
Israeli delegation left Doha after meeting Qatari mediators over Gaza ceasefire talks -source to Reuters
An Israeli delegation led by spy chief David Barnea left Doha after meeting with Qatari mediators about Gaza ceasefire talks, a source...
Jul 6, 20241 min read
Hamas accepts US proposal on talks over Israeli hostages 16 days after first phase, Hamas source says
DUBAI/CAIRO - Hamas has accepted a U.S. proposal to begin talks on releasing Israeli hostages, including soldiers and men, 16 days after...
Jul 6, 20242 min read
Lebanese farmers dig for answers on Israel's white phosphorus use
Qlayaa, LEBANON - The last time Lebanese farmer Zakaria Farah stepped onto his fields outside the southern town of Qlayaa was in January...
Jul 5, 20244 min read
Kenyan police arrival in Haiti marks new era for security, prime minister tells UN
UNITED NATIONS - Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille told the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that the arrival of the first Kenyan...
Jul 5, 20242 min read
Hezbollah launches big attack on Israel, sonic booms rattle Beirut
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM - Lebanon's Hezbollah launched a big rocket and drone attack at Israel on Thursday and threatened to hit new targets in...
Jul 5, 20243 min read
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